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| The letters u and v are identical, but both assume a more angular form when they appear at the beginning of a word. The letters w and z, as well as appearing in English names, also occur in the word warantizabimus, one of those Anglo-Latin terms found in charters but not derived from the Classical language. | |
| Private charter of Richard and Elizabeth Redmayn, of 1417 (British Library, Harleian Charter 112 C 30). All images by permission of the British Library. | |
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